Obituaries

Local obituaries for Abingdon, Bel Air, Jarrettsville, MD, and surrounding areas.

Irmtraud Butler

Irmtraud Butler

Aug 16, 2013

Irmtraud, Butler, age 75, of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on August 16, 2013 at her home. Born in Worms, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Alois Keller and Maria Rauschkolb Keller and wife of the late Richard Wayne Butler. A homemaker, she enjoyed being with family, it was the most important aspect of her life. Mrs....

Anna M. Ritchie

Anna M. Ritchie

Aug 16, 2013

Anna M. Ritchie, age 93, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on August 16, 2013 at Hart Heritage Estates in Forest Hill, MD. Born in Cecil County, MD, she was the daughter of the late W. Russell and A. Myrtle Stinespring Fristoe and wife of the late Jerry Pokorny and the late Charles Ritchie. Formerly of Rising Sun, she raised...

Agnes Viola Harden

Agnes Viola Harden

Aug 13, 2013

Agnes Viola Harden, age 92, of Joppa, MD, passed away on August 13, 2013 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, MD. Born in Franklinville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Edward and Mary Dollinger Cornes and wife, for 42 years, of the late Paul Francis Harden. She was a member of Mountain Christian Church all of her life...

Marian Rose Krause

Marian Rose Krause

Aug 13, 2013

Marian Rose Krause, age 58, of Abingdon, MD passed away on August 13, 2013 at her home. Born on October, 22, 1954 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late John Newton and Grace Dorothy Bolton Krause. She attended Ancilla Domini Academy in the Germantown section of Philadelphia. She graduated from Cardinal Dougherty High School in 1972 and...

Phyllis Catherine Hogan

Phyllis Catherine Hogan

Aug 13, 2013

Phyllis Catherine Hogan, age 93, of Bel Air, MD passed away on August 13, 2013 at Brightview Assisted Living in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Harold Watkins and Helen Dee Hartge and wife of the late Edward Francis Hogan. She graduated from Seton High School and attended Strayer University. A homemaker, she raised...

Harry L.W. Hopkins

Harry L.W. Hopkins

Aug 11, 2013

Harry L. W. Hopkins, age 87, of Bel Air, MD passed away on August 11, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William Wyllie Hopkins Sr. and Annabel Webb Hopkins and husband of the late Annie Laurie Rampley Hopkins. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force,...

Mark L. Karczewski

Mark L. Karczewski

Aug 10, 2013

Mark L. Karczewski, age 53, of Bel Air, MD, passed away on August 10, 2013 at his home. Born in Baltimore, MD, he is the son of Patricia Frances Hailey Karczewski of Bel Air and the late Leonard Franklin Karczewski. A 1978 graduate of Arch Bishop Curley High School and a 1982 graduate of Towson State, he worked for Sherwin...

Wheeler S. Monks

Wheeler S. Monks

Aug 8, 2013

Wheeler S. Monks, age 92, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on August 8, 2013 at Harford Memorial Hospital. Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Harry Scott Monks III and Myrtle Welsh Monks, and husband of the late Jane V. Kelly Monks. A veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp, he served our country during...

Antoinette Bram

Antoinette Bram

Aug 7, 2013

Antoinette Bram, age 77, of Belcamp, MD passed away on August 7, 2013 at her home. Born in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Henry Charles and Marie Frances Hopkins Houck. She was a teacher and was active in civic leadership positions, including Mayor of the City of Greenbelt, MD for four years and city council member...

Regina R. Slater

Regina R. Slater

Aug 7, 2013

Regina R. Slater, age 87, of Havre de Grace, MD passed away on August 7, 2013 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Thomas Frank Czerwinski Wise and Stephanie Marie Kulisiewicz Wise. A homemaker, she lived in Joppatowne while raising her children and later moved to Havre de Grace where she...

Phyllis L. Parks

Phyllis L. Parks

Aug 6, 2013

Phyllis L. Parks, age 64, of Abingdon, MD, passed away on August 6, 2013 at her home. Born in Russell County, VA, she was the daughter of the late William Lee and Viola Elizabeth Meade Owens. A resident of Harford County for 35 years, she worked in sales for a home improvement retailer. Her hobbies included needlepoint, gardening and reading....

F. Tucker Smith

F. Tucker Smith

Aug 5, 2013

F. Tucker Smith, age 83, of Joppa, MD, passed away on August 5, 2013 at his home. Born in Fordwick, VA, he was the son of the late Harry Tucker and Louise Elizabeth Parker Smith. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was employed as a crane operator at Bethlehem Steel for 40 ½ years. Mr. Smith is survived by...

Joseph R. ''Sonny'' Porach Sr.

Joseph R. ''Sonny'' Porach Sr.

Aug 4, 2013

Joseph R. "Sonny" Porach Sr., age 80, of Joppa, MD, passed away on August 4, 2013 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD he was the son of the late Joseph Anthony Porach Jr. and Ethel V. Berger Porach. Mr. Porach is survived by his wife of 59 years, Ruth M. (Skinner) Porach;...

Doris Estelle Wentworth

Doris Estelle Wentworth

Aug 4, 2013

Doris Estelle Wentworth, age 86 of Timonium, MD, passed away on August 4, 2013 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. Born in Pylesville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harry Patterson Kidd and Effie May Chenoworth Brinker. She was a member of Chestnut Grove Presbyterian Church, was a great baker and enjoyed playing cards. Mrs. Wentworth...

Ruby Catherine Stewart

Ruby Catherine Stewart

Aug 4, 2013

Ruby C. Stewart, age 94, passed away on August 4, 2013 at Jacob's Well Assisted Living. She was the daughter of the late Stacy and Silvretta Parker of Creston, NC, as well as, the beloved wife (37 years) of the late Frederick E. Stewart. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Hillstrom and her husband, Warren, of Bel Air; her...

Ruby Marie Berrett

Ruby Marie Berrett

Aug 3, 2013

Ruby Marie Berrett, age 90, of Jarrettsville, MD, passed away on August 3, 2013 at her home. Born in Lost River, WV, she was the daughter of the late Riley A. and Susan Elizabeth Strawderman and wife, for 56 years, of the late James Newton Berrett. She was active with the Elkridge Harford Hunt Pony Club, sewing saddle pads and...

Col (R) Ken Carrick

Col (R) Ken Carrick

Aug 3, 2013

COL (R) Ken Carrick, age 49, of Abingdon, MD, unexpectedly passed away on August 3, 2013. Born March 25, 1964 in Cape May, NJ, he was the son of the late Frances Lloyd Carrick. He graduated from Lower Cape May High School in 1982 and continued his education at the United States Military Academy at West Point where he graduated...

Charlotte Mildred Butler

Charlotte Mildred Butler

Aug 2, 2013

Charlotte Mildred Butler, age 82, of Edgewood, MD, passed away on August 2, 2013 at Bel Air Health and Rehabilitation in Bel Air, MD. Born in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late William and Eleanor Elizabeth Litz Mitchell. She and her husband, James, were married for 64 years. Early in their marriage, they raised three children and...

Sandra Louise Hawthorne

Sandra Louise Hawthorne

Aug 2, 2013

On Friday, August 2, 2013, Sandra Louise Hawthorne of Forest Hill, Maryland. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 10, 2013, at 11:00 AM,at the Tabernacle UnitedMethodist Church, 1900 Connolly Road, Fallston, Maryland 21047. In lieu of flowers:

Melissa Renee Fulmer

Melissa Renee Fulmer

Jul 31, 2013

On Wednesday, July 31, 2013, Melissa Renee Fulmer of Forest Hill, Maryland. Wife of Curtis Fulmer, granddaughter of Betty Coe, daughter-in-law of Nancy Fulmer. No services will be held at this time. Charitable donations may be made in Melissas memory to the following organization: